Jurnee Smollett

Actress & Singer

Judith Light

Award Winning Actress & Activist

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Former Co-Host of BET's 106 & Park

C. Vivian Stringer

Former Rutgers University Women's Basketball Coach

Abiola Abrams

Author, Self Esteem Coach & Advice Columnist

Gladys Knight

Singer-Songwriter & Actress

James McBride

New York Times Best-Selling Author & Musician

Kemba Smith

Criminal Justice Advocate, Author of "Poster Child," Abuse Survivor

Justine Simmons

Motivator & Philanthropist

Vanessa Williams

Grammy Nominated Singer, Actress & Philanthropist

Patricia J. Williams

Columnist & Law Professor

Elizabeth Vargas

Emmy Award-Winning Journalist; Best-Selling Author; Anchor for NewsNation

Sonia Nazario

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author & Journalist; Author of "Enrique’s Journey"

Irene Monroe

Writer, Theologian & LGBT Activist

Deo Mwano

Congolese Refugee

Michael Ellison

Musician, Actor & Activist

Jasmine Guy

Actress of Stage & Screen

Wanda Herndon

Former Senior VP of Global Communications for Starbucks

Mary J. Blige

Grammy Award-Winning Singer, Songwriter & Rapper; Queen of Hip-Hop Soul

Bruce George

Poet / Activist

Malinda Williams

Actress

The Color Orange

Cross-Cultural Performance

Sharon Stone

Award-Winning Actress, Producer, Activist & Humanitarian

Jonathan Perry

Gay Student Activist

Aaron McGruder

Writer and Cartoonist; Known for "The Boondocks"

Derrick Ashong

Broadcaster, Musician & Social Entrepreneur

Tukufu Zuberi

Expert on Race Relations; Host, "PBS History Detectives"; Professor of Race Relations at the University of Pennsylvania,

Annabelle Gurwitch

Actress & Humorist

Lisa Cortés

Emmy-Winning Director & Producer Known for "Little Richard: I Am Everything;" Founder & President of Cortés Filmworks

Sundance 2023 - "Little Richard: I Am Everything" Director Lisa Cortes

Isaiah Washington

NAACP Image and SAG Award Winning Actor and Activist, Best Known as "Dr. Burke" On "Grey's Anatomy"